Arvid Wiitaniemi Biography -- Family Interview

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Title

Arvid Wiitaniemi Biography -- Family Interview

Description

Collective biography of Arvid Wiitaniemi, 1871-1961, compiled chiefly by various family members. Topics include his birth in Finland in 1871; coming to the U.S. in 1887; his two marriages; family life; working in the sandstone quarry in Jacobsville; peddlers; and farm life.

Oral History Item

Interviewee

Wiitaniemi Family Members

Date Recorded

1975-01-01

Citation

“Arvid Wiitaniemi Biography -- Family Interview,” Michigan Oral History Database, accessed October 23, 2024, http://www.database.michiganoha.org/items/show/1651.

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